Insulator-to-metal transition of SrTiO3:Nb single crystal surfaces induced by Ar+ bombardment

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Rodenbucher C ^a   Wicklein, S ^a   Waser, R ^a,b   Szot, K ^a,c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D ELECTRONS; EXTERNAL OXIDATION; INSULATOR-TO-METAL TRANSITIONS; METALLIC STATE; NANO SCALE; REDOX PROCESS; SRTIO; SURFACE LAYERS;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; STOICHIOMETRY;

STRONTIUM TITANATES;

EID: 84875150089     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4795611     Document Type: Article

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